Under the new school legislation (adopted in 2000), groups of children and young people with special needs are as follows: children with mental disabilities, children who are blind or of poor sight, children who are deaf or hard of hearing, children with speech defects, physically disabled children, children with long-term illnesses and children with single defects, children with behavioural and personality disorders, and children and young people (under the age of 18) who need specially adapted programmes and additional professional assistance, adapted educational programmes or special education programmes.
Según esta nueva legislación (aprobada en 2000), los grupos de niños y jóvenes con necesidades especiales son los siguientes: niños con discapacidad mental, ciegos o con trastornos de la vista, sordos o con problemas de oído, niños con defectos del habla, discapacitados físicos, niños con enfermedades crónicas y con anomalías excepcionales, con trastornos de conducta o de personalidad, y niños y jóvenes (menores de 18 años) que necesitan programas especialmente adaptados y asistencia profesional suplementaria, programas educativos adaptados o especiales.